Ramatuelle Explained

Ramatuelle
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Ramatuelle (Var).svg
Arrondissement:Draguignan
Canton:Sainte-Maxime
Insee:83101
Postal Code:83350
Mayor:Roland Bruno[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.2167°N 6.6119°W
Elevation M:146
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:324
Area Km2:35.57

Ramatuelle (in French pronounced as /ʁamatɥɛl/; Provençal: Ramatuela) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

History

Ramatuelle lies near St-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime and Gassin. It was built on a hill to defend itself against enemies. The town was known in the Middle Ages as Ramatuella (derived from the Arabic Rahmatollah i.e. رحمة الله 'the mercy of God')[2] and was part of the area ruled by the Moors of nearby Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.[3]

Geography

Climate

Ramatuelle has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Ramatuelle is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ramatuelle was on 16 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 February 1956.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Xavier de Planhol. Paul Claval. An Historical Geography of France. 1994. Cambridge University Press. 9780521322089. 84. illustrated.
  3. P. Sénac, "Contribution a l'étude des incursions Musulmanes dans l'Occident Chrétien: la localisation du Ğabal al-Qilāl" Revue de l'Occident Musulman et de la Méditerranée, 31 (1981) 7–14.